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Re: Open relays and open proxies
From: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:22:54 +0200
On Friday, Apr 25, 2003, at 11:57 Canada/Eastern, John Payne wrote:Tired old argument that completely misses the "with the exception of joe jobs" clause.
* jabley () isc org (Joe Abley) [Fri 25 Apr 2003, 18:13 CEST]:
I don't need to forge my spam as being from any legitimate mailbox in order to promote a web site, and start off on the rapid spiral descent into insect nationhood.
You have been led to the water but still refuse to drink. A "Joe Job" is when bulk mail is sent out in your name in order to make you look bad. No services by the spammer are advertised, all he hopes to achieve is to get you a bad reputation or even disconnected. See Paul Wouters' recent mail to this august forum for a recent example of a joe job. -- Niels.
Current thread:
- Re: Open relays and open proxies, (continued)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Jack Bates (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Brian Wallingford (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Joe Abley (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Jack Bates (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies John Payne (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Joe Abley (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Tim Wilde (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies JC Dill (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies John Payne (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Joe Abley (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Niels Bakker (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Curtis Maurand (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies bdragon (Apr 26)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Curtis Maurand (Apr 27)
- RE: Open relays and open proxies Rafi Sadowsky (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Nathan J. Mehl (Apr 30)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Nathan J. Mehl (Apr 30)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies Leo Bicknell (Apr 25)
- Re: Open relays and open proxies John Payne (Apr 25)